Mid Victorian Mother Of Pearl "Lucky Pig" Pendant collars and diamond cluster ring dating

and diamond cluster ring dating from the turn of the 20th Century

one bird has a natural crack/inclusion running through the podium

Behind a glass panel are three forget-me-not flowers

the sapphires display excellent colour and the diamonds are chunky old mine cuts - crafted in 15 karat gold throughout

it's well made and stylish

Mid Victorian Mother Of Pearl "Lucky Pig" Pendant collars and diamond cluster ring datingDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 Cute antique Lucky Pig charm pendant carved from a strongly iridescent piece of mother of pearl. The carving is of a particularly high quality, slightly caricatured, with elongated ears and snout and original 9k gold fittings remaining intact. Pigs have long been considered lucky, the tradition going back at least as far as the Middle Ages, when swine were considered a sign of prosperity. As well as being omnivores, pigs were